Santa’s green stocking! The ultimate Christmas gifts for gardeners Nigel Colborn picked out a selection of Christmas gift suggestions for gardeners British gardener says there are many new tools, fancy pots and helpful books His top picks include Gnome With A Chalkboard and Esschert Design Tool Stool By Nigel Colborn for the Daily Mail Published: 22:05 … Read more
See the gardens of the Italian lakes with Adam Frost: Join the Gardeners’ World star to discover stunning displays on Maggiore and Como By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 08:49 BST, 9 September 2020 | Updated: 08:49 BST, 9 September 2020 With their spectacular backdrop of the Alps and a mild climate all year round, … Read more
Gardeners: you’ll really dig these By Edwina Ings-chambers Published: 00:02 BST, 2 August 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 2 August 2020 For those of you who get your hands dirty (and the rest of us!), these botanically charged treats guarantee TLC Beauty assistant: Alice Robertson. Paper set: Lou Blackshaw You don’t have to be into … Read more
We shouldn’t be ashamed of our colonial gardens, says Gardeners’ World host Monty Don TV gardener Monty Don says ‘we shouldn’t be ashamed of our colonial gardens’ Don, 65, says we should be inspired by gardens to create a ‘better world’ British collected plants from all over the world to be appreciated in UK homes … Read more
Horticulturalists have issued a warning after ‘hundreds’ of British gardeners received unsolicited deliveries of seeds thought to have been sent from China. The mysterious packages have been posted to customers who previously made legitimate seed purchases through sites such as Amazon marketplace and eBay. But many of the gardeners were left baffled after receiving unexpected … Read more
Horticulturalists have issued a warning after ‘hundreds’ of British gardeners received unsolicited deliveries of seeds thought to have been sent from China. The mysterious packages have been posted to customers who previously made legitimate seed purchases through sites such as Amazon marketplace and eBay. But many of the gardeners were left baffled after receiving unexpected … Read more
The Chelsea Flower Show is usually a glamorous event which is watched by millions, with its prizes won by Britain’s best professional horticulturalists. But after the coronavirus lockdown forced the Royal Horticultural Society to cancel the event, the chance for green-fingered fame fell on Britain’s amateur gardeners. Nearly 8,000 people entered the society’s ‘My Chelsea … Read more
The Chelsea Flower Show is usually a glamorous event which is watched by millions, with its prizes won by Britain’s best professional horticulturalists. But after the coronavirus lockdown forced the Royal Horticultural Society to cancel the event, the chance for green-fingered fame fell on Britain’s amateur gardeners. Nearly 8,000 people entered the society’s ‘My Chelsea … Read more
You know you are living in strange times when buying a bag of compost feels like a treat. Gareth Bressington could hardly contain himself as he loaded a sack on to his trolley at the Studley Green Garden Centre. ‘It’s for my partner’s mother,’ he explained. ‘She’s self-isolating.’ The simple gesture gratified him. A trip … Read more
You know you are living in strange times when buying a bag of compost feels like a treat. Gareth Bressington could hardly contain himself as he loaded a sack on to his trolley at the Studley Green Garden Centre. ‘It’s for my partner’s mother,’ he explained. ‘She’s self-isolating.’ The simple gesture gratified him. A trip … Read more